Since every casino around me here is Chicago has almost become video
poker
wastelands I decided to keep
my diamond status at Harrah's. Going to Laughlin with about 500 tier
points. Husband Bob who is
not really a big video poker fan but came along for the ride.
We went on the Harrah's charter (comped) out of Chicago O'hare last
Wednesday afternoon. 3 hour flight and
we did not have to stop for fuel half way there. (Last year made a
stop in
Kansas City bringing the
flight to 6 hours long) Something
last year
about the plane being full and couldn`t take off with a full tank.
Last
week there were 113 passengers
and over 40 empty seats. Got to Laughlin about 8:30pm. 110 degrees
but a
dry heat.
Played a few hours and left up about $300
thanks to 4 4's on DB. I was so tired I thought I was playing J/B
and was
amazed it wasn`t $125!
I am too old to stay up late and by that time it was 1:30am my time.
We had a suite in the Central tower. Jacuzzi and 3 tv's. View of
the
Colorado River and the
mountains is priceless. We had been to Laughlin 3 times last year
and have
a good history there.
Love the diamond lounge patio.
Had a great day Thursday. Started early in am and stopped at 4pm
for a
jacuzzi. Dinner at the Range
Steakhouse. Best rack of lamb. The restaurant was fairly empty.
Took the
river taxi to the River
Palms and saw a magic show with Joseph Gabriel that was excellent.
Had gone
to the rewards booth and
they gave us coupons for half off the river taxi. So taxi was $2
each one
way. Down $300 for the
day and got 4600 tier points.
Friday played all day. 99.9% of my play was on 50 play J/B. Friday
am and
afternoon I wasn't quite
so lucky and had hit my bankroll for a few thousand getting another
4000
tier points. I found 8
50 play machines and never had a
problem finding an empty one. Ate at the buffet dinner (2 stars)
then went
to the showroom where there
was
a show Chinese acrobats. We left quietly after 20 minutes. Not
our cup of
tea. Thank
goodness we were in the last row in a booth a few feet away from the
exit or
we wouldn`t have been
able to exit. Went to a $ machine right outside of the high limit
room for
a bit of NSUD. Within
5 minutes I got the 4 to the royal and wow got the royal. $4000.
Asked for
a check and was told it
would take one hour. Back to my favorite $ machine near the Range
for D/B
9/7. Dealt 4 aces for $800
while
waiting for my check. Funny I made all my profit on the games that I
played
.1% of the time.
I didn't quite get to renew my diamond ending with 9300 tier
credits. But
will return in a month or 2.
I like Harrah's Laughlin but only during the week. On Friday night
the
crowd was a bit rowdy and
quite loud. It is the only place that I will go in the pool. I
match all
the other ladies that are
there - mature, gray, older, larger, and I fit in.
There are no new machines or changes from the listed inventory that
I could
find but I am half blind.
In Laughlin you still collect extra reward credits on video poker.
Deuces,
Carol M